U.S. History | Reference/Other History Sites/World History and Cultures | Biography
Social
Studies Text:
Creating
~ Web Research Guide
- is designed to help you and your students explore the ins and outs of conducting effective
research on the Web. Resources to:
· use various types of search tools to locate Web resources
· conduct thorough, systematic Web research
· judge a Web site’s usefulness and reliability
· cite electronic sources
· understand basic Internet terminology
The Library of Congress Home Page includes:
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The Library of Congress American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. |
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Thomas Legislative information on the Internet |
The National Archives: NARA, an independent Federal agency, is America's national recordkeeper.
The Freedom Trial: To travel back to Revolutionary Boston--to understand the people, the events, and ideals of the 18th century--is a great leap for us today. But the sites along the Freedom Trail do speak eloquently of that time. Bostonians and other colonists shared a notion of liberty that was precious and worth fighting for. The Freedom Trail sites include scenes of critical events in Boston's and the nation's struggle for freedom.
ushistory.org: Site created and Hosted by the Independence Hall Association.
The Connecticut Historical Society
Reference/Other History Sites/World History and Cultures
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Smithsonian: Our nation's attic ~ resources across all academic disciplines
History Channel: Daily quiz, today in history, links to shows, online video
Artcyclopedia: Our mission is to become the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet.This reference resource presents a series of graphical overviews that represent more than 3,000 years of world history. It does this through a combination of interactive lifelines, timelines, and maps. The content consists of several thousand facts that are displayed in four sections (people, history, events, and maps) relating to science, culture, religion, and politics displayed on various timelines and maps. Some of the articles link offsite to information from a commercial encyclopedia.Factmonster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia and More! Info Please: Online Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac Reference Awesome Library: Awesome Library organizes the web with 24,000 carefully reviewed resources including the top 5% in education. Country Reports: Country information from around the world. A resource for business, tourists, students and teachers. The Internet's best source of country data. Info on Geography, economy, history, people, maps, and access to other sites. The World Bank: Great starting point for students to explore the World Bank website which is full of lots of great information. The CIA World Factbook: Great resource from the CIA that has current country data. The Lonely Planet: The Lonely Planet is passionate about bringing people together, about understanding our world, and about people sharing experiences that enrich everyone's lives. We aim to inspire people to explore, have fun, and travel often. And we strive to provide travelers everywhere with reliable, comprehensive and independent travel information. Global Issues: deals with trade, geopolitics, human rights, and environmental issues Library of Congress Country studies: a searchable index from the library of congress with access to current information on countries from around the world. Some info might not be current. Geography IQ: World Map, Rankings, Foreign Currency Calculator, Countries A to Z. GeographyIQ.com pulls together a wide variety of country facts and figures and presents them in a very organized easy to read format. Additionally there are lists of World Rankings to browse through. Which country has the largest number of Internet users? If you plan to travel, the online currency converter will help you convert money using up to date exchange rates. All Africa: Web site of current news from Africa . Africa Online: News and more from Africa. The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is located at the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies The Labyrinth: http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/ Resources for Medieval Studies, Sponsored by Georgetown University |
Bio.com: Biography
Biography Center: 20,000 + biographies (10000+ biographies in English)
A Million Lives, the Biography Resource: The largest guide to posthumous biography sites on the Web
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